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Research from Cerulli Associates indicates that marketing and referrals are the best ways to bring in new clients. Yet few firms devote much time or money to either.

The parent company behind Flex Rent submitted applications to state and federal regulators for an industrial loan charter and deposit insurance.

Climate First Bank's fast-growing loan portfolio is creating the need for additional funding. In response, the Florida bank is rolling out a checking account that pays a high yield and also sends money to a nonprofit organization chosen by the customer.

So far this year, the volume of closed-end second and home equity line of credit securitizations is near last year's $29 billion, Bank of America Securities said.

For banks, getting ahead in the digital asset race may be less about picking a winner and more about playing the field.

The founder and CEO of Custodia Bank believes most demand deposits in the U.S. will be tokenized.

A primary criticism of stablecoins harks back to the era of free banking, when individual banks printed their own notes. But that era of private money bears little resemblance to the modern realities of stablecoin issuance.

Bankers largely agree that there should be reforms, but don't agree on which ones; plus, our second batch of best-performing banks.

In a recent survey of community bank executives, 84% said they agreed with the Federal Reserve that changes are necessary, but the results show a wide range of views about what exactly those changes should be.

In American Banker's ranking of banks with the strongest metrics, here is this year's list in the $2-$10 billion range, based on data from Capital Performance Group.